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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2015

Expression of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 and its phosphorylated form is significantly upregulated in patients with papillary thyroid cancer.

L I Yan, L I Li, Qinghuai Li, Wang DI, Wei Shen, Linlei Zhang, Hao Guo

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Relationship between expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer: A meta-analysis.Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban · 2017
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  6. Trefoil Factor 3 Inhibits Thyroid Cancer Cell Progression Related to IL-6/JAK/STAT3 Signaling Pathway.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

L I YanDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China.
L I LiDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050071, P.R. China.
Qinghuai LiDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China.
Wang DIDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China.
Wei ShenDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China.
Linlei ZhangDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China.
Hao GuoDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital Affiliated to Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, P.R. China.
Hebei Medical University · CNSecond Hospital of Hebei Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) and phosphorylated STAT3 (pSTAT3) in tissues of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) in comparison with the expression in adjacent normal tissues. The expression of STAT3, pSTAT3, fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) and vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) was examined in tissues of 42 cases of PTC and the adjacent normal tissues of 20 of the 42 PTC cases using immunohistochemistry and western blotting. The association between the expression levels and the clinicopathological features was analyzed. The expression of STAT3, pSTAT3, FGF2 and VEGF-C in the PTC tissues (76.2, 42.9, 81.0 and 73.8%, respectively) was significantly higher than that in the normal tissues (P<0.05). In the PTC tissues, the expression of STAT3 was linearly correlated with the levels of pSTAT3 and VEGF-C (P<0.05). In conclusion, STAT3 and pSTAT3 are significantly upregulated in PTC tissues, and may potentially be used as markers to screen for PTC with lymph node metastasis.

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FGF2papillary thyroid cancerpSTAT3STAT3VEGF-C

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PMID26136959
PMCPMC4473334
OpenAlexW1978187549

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